Marine Corps Marathon 2026
Washington, DC, USA
The course
Starts on Route 110 in Arlington between the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery, with early rolling hills. The course crosses the Potomac into Washington DC, passing through Georgetown and along the National Mall past the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and US Capitol, including the 'Beat the Bridge' stretch at the 14th Street Bridge. It returns to Virginia through Crystal City and finishes uphill at the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial).
Course summary source: findmymarathon.com
Course map & elevation
No GPS track for this course yet.
We haven't mapped the Marine Corps Marathon route yet. Elevation data will appear here once a licensed or organizer-verified course map is available.
Training for the Marine Corps Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
Race-week weather
Typical high
19°C
Typical low
9°C
Year-to-year swing
±1.3°C
Rain
3.5 mm/day
Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 16 km/h.
Difficulty
Race facts
- Official race site
- marinemarathon.com ↗
- Start time
- 07:20
- Field size
- 30,191 finishers (2025)
- Boston qualifier
- Yes
Distances: 42.2 km · 10 km
Training for the Marine Corps Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
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